In this issue: Building out our electricity grid, recent wins for environmental protections, an interview with one of this year’s Goldman Prize winners, and more.

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

The solution to a faster clean energy transition? More power lines.

We know that a 100% clean energy transition requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid. Read more: [link removed]

Recent wins for environmental protections

On top of securing the largest climate spending package ever, the Biden administration has made big strides in protecting public health and our planet through executive agency rulemakings. Learn more about the major environmental protections finalized in the past few months — and how to keep building on them. Read more: [link removed]

A community takes on the freight industry’s pollution

“On a bad air day, you can’t see the mountains that ring our community. The air feels thick, heavy, and difficult to breathe. Breathing gives you a tingling sensation in your forehead, sometimes a severe headache. Taking a deep breath of air should feel soothing, but in our community, it feels like the air is tainted.” Read more: [link removed]

Fighting to stop the Air Force from blowing up leftover munitions

The U.S. military creates a lot of hazardous waste. Its proposed solution? Burn or detonate up to 35,000 pounds of its leftover munitions each year on ancestral lands that it seized after World War II — lands that local families seek to have returned. Read more: [link removed]

The people’s environmental law has been revived

The Biden administration has revitalized the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), also known as the people’s environmental law. The updates will ensure that critical infrastructure needed for the clean energy transition is built quickly, equitably, and is resilient to climate change. Read more: [link removed]

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Ban the practice of open burning and open detonation of hazardous wastes

Open burn and open detonation harm the environment and human health as these practices result in the uncontrolled release of toxic constituents into the air, soil, and water.

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The government says oil drillers can kill about 13,000 rare sea turtles every year in the Gulf of Mexico. We are suing to stop them. Donate today and your gift will be matched $2:$1! DONATE TODAY: [link removed]
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